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| Issuer | Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Composition | Copper plated steel |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The dual denomination — francs alongside ariary — reflects Madagascar's prolonged monetary transition after independence from France in 1960. The ariary was officially the primary unit, with the franc retained as a subdivision (1 ariary = 5 francs), but public familiarity with franc-denominated pricing kept both values on coinage well into the 1990s. The franc was not formally retired until 2005.